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How do Vancouverites feel about safety in the city's downtown?
In the wake of two random attacks, one of them fatal, CBC asks Vancouverites how safe they feel in the city's downtown core.
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City, province may face legal challenges over dissolving Vancouver Park Board
Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim faces legal hurdles in his bid to dissolve the city's park board.
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Developing Surrey's business landscape
Surrey needs more employment opportunities and better infrastructure to keep residents working there, says Jasroop Gosal with the Surrey Board of Trade.
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B.C. United staffer says he's politically homeless
Andrew Reeve, press secretary and deputy communications director for the B.C. United caucus, says he is picking up the pieces after Leader Kevin Falcon suspended the party's campaign for the upcoming election.
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B.C. food banks say they're having their busiest year ever
Dan Huang-Taylor of Food Banks B.C. and Muslim Food Bank’s Azim Dahya say they're seeing an increase in people who are working but still need to use food banks — showing a clear gap between what some people earn and what they need to get...
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Should AI be open sourced?
Should AI development be driven by private companies or should people have the ability to work collaboratively on AI tools? CBC's The Early Edition tech columnist Kris Krug breaks down the open-source debate.
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Man charged in Vancouver attacks that left 1 dead, 1 severely injured
Vancouver police have charged a man after two random attacks left one man dead and another severely wounded with his hand cut off. Brendan Colin McBride, 34, has been charged with aggravated assault and second-degree murder.
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Downtown business owners say violence is an increasing problem
Two random attacks in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 4, one of them fatal, have left members of the community in shock. Landon Hoytr of the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association speaks about the public safety issues downtown...
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Soapbox Social: Analysing the political reaction to recent random attacks in Vancouver
On The Coast columnists Mo Amir and Kyle Lee look at how two random attacks in Vancouver, one of them fatal, have shaken residents, along with the politics of addressing such violence.
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How to help someone who's having a psychotic episode
Bonnie Spence-Vinge of the B.C. Schizophrenia Society gives insight on what you should do if you encounter someone in public who appears to be having a psychotic episode.
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How is Surrey tackling the housing crisis?
In the latest instalment of The Early Edition housing series The Big Idea, CBC’s Stephen Quinn asks Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke how her city is addressing housing affordability and availability.
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Who's running for whom, and where? Analysing another turbulent week in B.C. politics
Political reporters Katie DeRosa and Justine Hunter join us for the On the Ledge panel to discuss the latest upheavals in B.C. politics.
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Calls grow for expansion of involuntary mental health care
Following Wednesday's violent attacks in downtown Vancouver, some are calling for an expansion of involuntary care in this province. But Ethel Whitty, former director for homelessness services in Vancouver, says the move won’t help...
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Are parents overstepping boundaries when it comes to contacting teachers?
After a union survey found one in six teachers are thinking of quitting, two recently retired teachers — Pamela Rai and Darcy King — say classroom challenges have changed and parents are now contacting teachers around the clock.
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1 dead, 1 severely injured in random Vancouver attacks
Vancouver police say one person is dead and another was left with serious head wounds and a missing hand after a pair of random, unprovoked attacks in the city’s downtown. Police say the suspect, now in custody, was out on probation for...
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Families of Hazel Trembath students still waiting for province to rebuild school 1 year later
Parents and students of Hazel Trembath Elementary School are still mourning the loss of the school nearly a year after it was destroyed by a fire last October. Now, some parents are calling on the province to tell them when and how it...
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Canadian Paralympic team’s Josh Vander Vies says the athletes are delivering outstanding performances
The 2024 Paralympic Games are in their final week, and so far, the Canadians have won 11 medals. Josh Vander Vies, the co-chef de mission of the Canadian Paralympic team in Paris, says the teams are delivering outstanding performances on...
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B.C. gig workers get a raise with new employment standards
New employment standards in British Columbians give people who work for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services a higher wage and more job protections, but those changes are likely to bring higher costs to consumers.
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CBC viewers respond to the random attacks in Vancouver that left man dead
CBC's On The Coast hosted an open line on Sept. 4 for members of the public to share their thoughts on the attacks in downtown Vancouver that left one man dead and another seriously injured, as well as officials' response to the violence.
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Centrist voters have few choices now B.C. United has quit election campaign, party MLA says
Karin Kirkpatrick, the incumbent MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano, says news of her party's withdrawal came as a complete surprise to her and many colleagues.
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Soapbox Social: Fallout from B.C. United's withdrawal from election race
On The Coast columnists Mo Amir and Kyle Lee dig through the fallout from B.C. United's withdrawal from the provincial election race.
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Court rules against Vancouver in mushroom dispensary crackdown
The Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary received a legal boost after a B.C. court ruled the city hadn't proved its claims the shop was selling psilocybin.Dana Larsen, the owner of the Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary, claims the city’s case...
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B.C. United is out of the provincial race: What does that mean for conservative politics?
B.C. United has dropped out of the provincial election race — but it remains to be seen whether the party will continue to exist long-term, says Stewart Prest, a political science lecturer at the University of British Columbia.
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B.C. United has quit the election campaign. What does this mean for conservative politics?
B.C. United has dropped out of the provincial election race — but it remains to be seen whether the party will continue to exist long-term, says Stewart Prest, a political science lecturer at the University of British Columbia.